The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has officially published the DisplayPort 2.0 standards, representing the first major update since the DisplayPort 1.4 announcement in March 2016.

DisplayPort 2.0 provides a 3-fold performance increase in data bandwidth compared to the previous generation. In addition to this, the prominent features include: supporting higher refresh rates at high resolution, high dynamic range (HDR) support, improved support for multi-display configurations, 16K high-resolution support, virtual reality (VR) display support for 4K and beyond, and simultaneous video, audio, and power transmission.

In this standard, which is also based on Intel’s free Thunderbolt 3 technology, USB-C cables will be used. Since it is a one-way transmission, it can reach the level of 77 Gbps.

VESA states that DP 2.0 has the capability to provide data transmission for two 4,096 × 4,096 VR / AR displays operating at 120Hz, 30 bits per pixel (bpp), and 4:4:4 HDR with Display Stream Compression via DisplayPort Alt Mode.

  • 60 Hz with a single display at 16K (15360×8460) resolution
  • 60 Hz with a single display at 10K (10240×4320) resolution
  • 60 Hz / HDR with three displays at 10K (10240×4320) resolution
  • 120 Hz / HDR with two displays at 8K (7680×4320) resolution
  • 144 Hz with two displays at 4K (3840×2160) resolution
  • 90 Hz / HDR with three displays at 4K (3840×2160) resolution

The first products featuring DisplayPort 2.0, which will be compatible with previous generation DisplayPort cables, are expected to be released in late 2020.